16-Year-Old Satinoff New Florida State Champ

Florida State Championships / Fort Pierce, FL

by InsidePOOL Staff

Sixty-one players attempted to become the next Florida State champion the weekend of August 14-15, but it was 16-year-old Danny Satinoff who prevailed, taking the title at the Florida State Championships. This $1,500-added event was hosted by Ultimate Billiards in Fort Pierce, FL, and held in conjunction with the Poison U.S. 9-Ball Tour.

Satinoff scored victories over Wesley White 7-5, Eddie Cabrera 7-4, Danny Ramirez 7-6, Floyd Reasons 7-6, and then Justin Gilsinan 7-5 to reach the hot seat match. Hans Berber notched wins over Dan Lettau 7-6, Brad Watters 7-3, Johnny Aguilar 7-3, Fred Kenney 7-6, and yet another hill-hill win over Jarred Schlauch to reach Satinoff. The ensuing match was a lopsided 7-0 affair that saw Satinoff remain undefeated while Berber went to the one-loss side of the chart.

After eliminating Meglino in fifth place, Gilsanan had to face last year’s winner, David Uwate. Uwate’s five-match winning streak came to an end as Gilsanan recorded a 6-2 win. Gilsanan went on to face Berber in the semifinals and looked good at the beginning, holding a 5-2 lead, only for Berber to fight his way back to 5-all before Gilsanan took the last rack to reach the finals. But Satinoff proved to be too strong for Gilsanan and took control of the match early, finishing it off with a comfortable 8-3 win.

Results:
1st Danny Satinoff $1000
2nd Justin Gilsinan $600
3rd Hans Berber $400
4th David Uwate $350
5th Anthony Meglino $250
Jarred Schlauch
7th Jim Sandaler $150
Chip Dickerson
9th Fred Kenney $100
Daniel Mosey
Floyd Reasons
Tito Solari
13th Ob Cirillo $60
Prescott Buckwold
Chrs Gentile
Mark Wathen

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